Haiti’s Leader Jabs at Trump Over False Claims on Immigrants
Edgar Leblanc Fils, the head of Haiti’s presidential transitional council
Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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Haiti’s interim leader took a not-so-veiled swipe at Donald Trump over the Republican nominee’s amplification of unfounded conspiracy theories about immigrants.
“The passions that naturally arise during an election campaign should never serve as a pretext for xenophobia or racism in a country such as the United States, a country forged by immigrants,” Edgar Leblanc Fils, the head of Haiti’s presidential transitional council, said during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly.